Matic Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I know Blizz is cute .... but i seem to have to spam heal them against anything other than normal mobs(both Blizz and Skadge). now mind you that they aren't in full purples or anything (mostly blues and some greens). I got to a part in my class quest where i was fighting against two hard mobs (silvers) and I basically had to stop DPSing in order to fully concentrate on keeping either up ( kept switching to see if one or the other was "tougher"). against the elite boss same thing ... just throwing everything on him in order to keep him alive (kolto shellss kolto missile, using my supercharge gas and just pressing my heals as fast as they come up). now mind you I am use to healing and I do expect to heal the companions ... but spam healing on our supposed tanks? especially when i can just bust out Mako and I make a better tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifesAsymptote Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 If you're still leveling why aren't you arsenal specced? It's by far the best solo questing spec... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madicen Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 My Blizz, at 50 mind you, has about 17250 HP and is a MONSTER of a tank. He rocks. He is full purples, mostly lv 49 re-engi'd tank gear that I made for him (yes im one of those idiots who has dozens of lv 49 purple schematics for Armoremech). I was Arsenal while leveling, so I never used him till I switch to a healer spec at 50..but I LOVE the little guy. Some tips; make sure you are using a Presence food item at all times (this really helps!) and make sure you Kolto shield him before pulls. I barely have to heal him, even vs Elites. He tanks like a champ! He is very, very gear dependant....stick with him, it gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matic Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 If you're still leveling why aren't you arsenal specced? It's by far the best solo questing spec... i like healing in warzones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiphere Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 i like healing in warzones. healing is allowed in wzs? weird, I thought it was blocked or something. Maybe people just don't like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrekorSilverfang Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 First off... if you're a healer use a DPS companion. Tank companions are there to soak damage... completely unnecessary when you can heal any damage done to them. Second tank companions are only as good as the gear you put on them. If you have greens and under leveled blues they will suck. Load them out with up to date blue tank gear and they are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yazule Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 healing is allowed in wzs? weird, I thought it was blocked or something. Maybe people just don't like me. roflol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matic Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 healing is allowed in wzs? weird, I thought it was blocked or something. Maybe people just don't like me. lol i noticed that I think a lot are surprised when they have a healer in their warzone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneohm Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Companions are REALLY gear dependant. Making sure they're geared out is tough while levelling since you need gear as well. I had a lot of problems keeping Blizz up even at level 50 while he was in low 40s green gear. Now that he has proper gear he does really well. Also make sure that you have the proper attacks chosen for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamm Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 My Blizz, at 50 mind you, has about 17250 HP and is a MONSTER of a tank. He rocks. He is full purples, mostly lv 49 re-engi'd tank gear that I made for him (yes im one of those idiots who has dozens of lv 49 purple schematics for Armoremech). I was Arsenal while leveling, so I never used him till I switch to a healer spec at 50..but I LOVE the little guy. Some tips; make sure you are using a Presence food item at all times (this really helps!) and make sure you Kolto shield him before pulls. I barely have to heal him, even vs Elites. He tanks like a champ! He is very, very gear dependant....stick with him, it gets better. and what you do with blizz on 50 level? I have no idea what i can do with companions now :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korrix Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Companions are REALLY gear dependant. Making sure they're geared out is tough while levelling since you need gear as well. I had a lot of problems keeping Blizz up even at level 50 while he was in low 40s green gear. Now that he has proper gear he does really well. Also make sure that you have the proper attacks chosen for him. ^^ Exactly this. All tank companions for all classes are very gear dependant. Get their gear up to same level and they do way way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TempestasSilva Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 In addition to gear, make sure he is in tank stance ("guard" I believe). For some reason, although he is a tank, he is not in his tank stance by default - you have to enable it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madicen Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 and what you do with blizz on 50 level? I have no idea what i can do with companions now :/ Im not sure how to answer this question...really.. I do my PvE daily missions with them; Belsavis and Ilum. I use him to fill in on a FP here and there when needed. Same as level 1-49. The game doesnt change all of a sudden at 50 to where you dont need companions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angryorc Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 My Blizz has a mix of champ/battlemaster + rakata tanking gear... closing in 20k hp and he's still just cute and a crappy tank. Arsenal spec tho.. so a close to 17k hp Mako > ALL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loladarulz Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I use Blizz at lvl 46 so hes not in purples, he can tank 2 silvers or 1 gold no prob. CC mobs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamerii Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) I am running a Merc arsenal alt now (DAMN its easy lvld compared to my main Jugg...), because i got really tired of off-tanking with my Jugg and we have no Merc in the raiding group. We think that we really need the dps and the 5% endurance buff. I am only lvl 30 atm but i am going with the healer companion so far. You are talking about tank companion here, do i need to gear up my tank or can i go with Mako all the way? I mean i have heavy armor by my self and takes like everything out before they reaches me anyway, even gold ones...so i just wonder? Edited February 13, 2012 by Dreamerii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahzard Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 honestly if your not a healer there is no real reason to go with the tank companions Dps is better off just having a healer spaming heals on them or for larger numbered mobs another dps companion to help mow down the enemies. As far as tank companions are concerened I really think I prefer the dps companions with my healer because they do kill faster. However Blizz with excellent tanking gear has allowed me to easily complete some missions that slowed down my IA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cegenaus Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 its not just blizz. khem val takes alot of damage too and if it wasnt for static barrier id be healing the **** out of him all of the time too. conversely andronikos (sp) takes things out fast enough to where i dont have to worry as much. gives me the impression that tank companions are the lowest on the totem pole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManiacalShen Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Why not hand some of your heavy oranges down to Blizz? If you don't have any oranges in the bank, hit the commendations vendors. It doesn't even matter what hideous style it is, since he always looks like his same cute self regardless of what he's wearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckorforever Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Im Playing as Arsenal DD with Blizz, who is full epic equiped with ~ 17.200 Hitpoints, No Problems with him, guess the last time he died was a few weeks ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joefjr Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 The main problem with tank companions is their stance. It needs to boost armor or damage reduction like player tank stances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poke Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Least we don't have to deal with Khem-val Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRahja Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 My wife and I have duo'd practically every single 4 man heroic quest in the game so far using blizz to tank, and normally vector as dps, my bh healing and her IA dpsing. The only thing that stops us is Blizz's inability to mitigate, or move out of things. There are just some bosses that deal too much damage to companions, either because of ground based AoE that companions seem to think is ok to stand in, or just insanely high mob dps that isnt being properly mitigated. Last night is a great example, we are blasting through corellia prison, get to the end guy. Kolto shell and Kolto missle buff up, send in Blizz, already healing for everything im worth. Blizz is dead in about 12 seconds. He has 16k health. His armor resists 25% damage. He uses his shield 32% of the time. That shield blocks an extra 24% damage. He all out dodges or avoids damage 13% of the time. 12 seconds. Dead. Other than these occasions though, and theres about 3 or 4 4-man heroics that this happens on, he does very well. I have seen mobs run out of AoE. I wonder why companions dont? Anyway, keep him geared and he will serve you well most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRahja Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Least we don't have to deal with Khem-val Our Khem-Val's name is Skadge. And right at the end of my storyline he dropped over 2k affection because im not a douchebag. So nearly 20k worth of gifts. Screw that guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormlorr Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Our Khem-Val's name is Skadge. And right at the end of my storyline he dropped over 2k affection because im not a douchebag. So nearly 20k worth of gifts. Screw that guy... Skadge pisses me off so much, I refused to let him on my ship but the game force be to take him. Torian is awesome Mako is awesome Blizz is awesome Gault is underhandedly awesome Skadge is a ***** and doesn't even have an infectious personality to make up for it I was so disappointed that he was the last guy, and every time I see him I cant help but want to throw him out an airlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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